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Ararat

Ararat /ˈaɾaɾat/

“Mount Ararat”1

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How do you pronounce Ararat?

Ararat

IPA /ˈaɾaɾat/

The stress usually falls on syllable 1 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ararat mean?

Ararat is the Armenian and international name of Mount Ararat (Turkish Ağrı Dağı). According to Nişanyan Adlar it corresponds to the name Urartu in Assyrian sources; the Bible and other ancient Near Eastern sources use it for the land of Armenia, and today it names the mountain.1

What is Ararat made of?

Ararat is a single Armenian root: Ararat (name of Mount Ararat).

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Ararat: parts and root words
  • Ararat Armenian — Mount Ararat; old name of the land of Armenia1

How was the name Ararat formed?

Ararat comes from a place name: Ararat (“name of Mount Ararat”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Ararat?

  1. Melsa Ararat researcher
  2. Ahenk Ararat fencer
  3. Çağın Ararat academic

People surnamed Ararat as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Ararat also a first name?

Yes. Ararat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Mount Ararat”.

Ararat as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Ararat?

Karaköse, Adıyaman and Akyazı share gloss keywords with Ararat within the same primary category.

  • Karaköseformer name of Ağrı; “dark beardless”
  • Adıyamanfrom Adıyaman (province)
  • Akyazıwhite plain; district of Sakarya
  • AlasyaAlashiya, ancient name of Cyprus
  • Altaythe Altai mountains; given name
  • Ankarathe capital of Türkiye
  • Arasthe Aras river
  • Balkanwooded mountain range; the Balkans

Which guides add context to Ararat?

Read the root, formation and register information for Ararat alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Ararat accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Ararat

Q1

What does the surname Ararat mean?

Ararat is the Armenian and international name of Mount Ararat (Turkish Ağrı Dağı). According to Nişanyan Adlar it corresponds to the name Urartu in Assyrian sources; the Bible and other ancient Near Eastern sources use it for the land of Armenia, and today it names the mountain.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ararat?

The root word of Ararat is Ararat (Armenian): “Mount Ararat; old name of the land of Armenia”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ararat?

A·ra·rat, 3 syllables; IPA: /ˈaɾaɾat/.